{"id":413747,"date":"2022-12-21T18:24:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=413747"},"modified":"2022-12-21T18:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:24:59","slug":"2-time-nba-mvp-nikola-jokic-lashes-out-at-nba-legend-shaquille-oneal-for-speaking-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/2-time-nba-mvp-nikola-jokic-lashes-out-at-nba-legend-shaquille-oneal-for-speaking-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"2-Time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic Lashes Out at NBA Legend Shaquille O&#8217;Neal For Speaking Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA&#8217;s record-holder for most triple-doubles by a center, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, has made it appear as though it is simpler than it actually is. The 27-year-old Serbian has already recorded his 82nd triple-double. There is no question in my mind. Nikola Jokic has been on a roll, helping the Denver Nuggets to the top record in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AyV0Ev_5hZg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Joker was not considered one of the favorites to win the coveted award for a third time after finishing the second of his back-to-back MVP performances. Following the game, &#8220;The Joker&#8221; was interviewed by the TNT team, who also had a fascinating discussion with NBA icon Shaquille O&#8217;Neal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Phoenix Suns Coach Monty Williams \u2018Happy to See\u2019 Chris Paul \u2018Aggressive\u2019 After 28-Point Performance vs LeBron James\u2019 Lakers\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/phoenix-suns-coach-monty-williams-happy-to-see-chris-paul-aggressive-after-28-point-performance-vs-lebron-james-lakers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Phoenix Suns Coach Monty Williams \u2018Happy to See\u2019 Chris Paul \u2018Aggressive\u2019 After 28-Point Performance vs LeBron James\u2019 Lakers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Shaquille O&#8217;Neal faces the wrath of Nikola Jokic<\/h2>\n<p>One of the people who has been enamored with Nikola&#8217;s most recent form is Shaquille O&#8217;Neal. Shaq lavished praise on the Nuggets captain after the 27-year-old achieved a triple-double against the Grizzlies with 13\/13\/13 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Shaq said: <em>\u201cKenny and Chuck, I hope you agree with me. He is the Tim Duncan of big men\u2026 The way he dominates the game, he\u2019s not flashy, love this kid and how he plays.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shaq just got yelled at by Nikola Jokic for talking to him in Russian \ud83d\ude05<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oaoUbEFUZ4\">pic.twitter.com\/oaoUbEFUZ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1605440148669284352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the people who has been enamored with Nikola&#8217;s most recent form is Shaquille O&#8217;Neal. Shaq lavished praise on the Nuggets captain after the 27-year-old achieved a triple-double against the Grizzlies with 13\/13\/13 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Aristotle attempted to wow Nikola Jokic by speaking Russian prior to praising the four-time All-NBA performer. Shaq, who was awestruck by the Joker&#8217;s response, thanked the Serbian by shouting a few things to him in Russian, but Jokic shouted at him right away for doing so.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394160\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394160\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shaquille O'Neal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/Shaquille-ONeal-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/Shaquille-ONeal-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/Shaquille-ONeal-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: Forbes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Overall, the two huge men were just having some lighthearted fun together. 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The 27-year-old Serbian has already recorded his 82nd triple-double. There is no question in my mind. 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